14th Annual HMO Research Network Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：本提案请求卫生保健研究和质量机构(AHRQ)为2008年4月14-16日在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯举行的HMO研究网络(HMORN)会议提供支持。与会议主题-翻译伙伴关系：推进研究和临床护理-一致，2008年会议将超越网络和我们的传统合作者，分享我们的经验，讨论工具和技术，并扩大富有成效的合作伙伴关系的机会。HMORN年度会议的总体目标是：1)为HMORN研究人员、资助机构代表以及来自学术界、卫生保健和产业界的现有和潜在合作伙伴提供一个论坛，以传播研究成果，并讨论通过研究改善卫生保健的方法和途径；2)创造新的机会，在研究中心、保健提供系统、外部合作者和资助者之间发展战略伙伴关系和研究方向；3)扩大研究人员和组织的能力，以实现提高卫生保健提供系统的有效性、安全性、质量和效率的国家目标，并为国家研究议程和资金优先事项做出贡献；4)为HMORN的研究管理人员、初级研究人员和新入门的研究人员建立教学轨道，提供拨款撰写、科学出版物写作、标准化数据资源的开发和使用以及遵守人类受试者保护和HIPAA法规方面的技能培训。该议程将与AHRQ提高卫生保健的质量、安全、效率和有效性的使命紧密结合。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal requests support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for the HMO Research Network (HMORN) Conference to be held April 14 -16, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN. Consistent with the conference theme, Partnerships in Translation: Advancing Research and Clinical Care, the 2008 meeting will reach beyond the network and our traditional collaborators to share our experiences, discuss tools and technologies, and expand opportunities for productive partnerships. The overall aims of the annual HMORN conference are to: 1) provide a forum for HMORN researchers, funding-agency representatives, and existing and potential partners from academia, health care, and industry to disseminate research findings and discuss methods and approaches to improve health care through research; 2) create novel opportunities to develop strategic partnerships and directions for research between research centers, care delivery systems, external collaborators, and funders; 3) expand the capacity of researchers and organizations to address national goals for improving the effectiveness, safety, quality, and efficiency of health care delivery systems, and to contribute to national research agendas and funding priorities; and 4) establish didactic tracks for research administrators, junior investigators, and researchers new to the HMORN by providing skills training in grant writing, writing for scientific publications, development and use of standardized data resources, and compliance with human subjects protection and HIPAA regulations. The agenda will be closely aligned with AHRQ's mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care.